3 judges in the US have upheld free
speech and thrown out censorship laws. Here's their well
worded conclusion. Thankfully, the Australian Attorney-Generals have
chilled on their censorship plans. Meanwhile, an appeal against the CDA
knockdown is in progress...

There's this NISC thing, they've written a very interesting report called
Access, Communication,
and Community. It's about making sure the net is truly a community
thing, rather than ignoring disadvantaged groups. The net's got a lot of
potential, but it's getting more and more obvious we're going to have to
get very deliberate about it to realise the dreams about democracy, access
& equity.

You should check out geekgirl,
if you haven't already. New issues every month - I can't
keep up!